The Halloween Mystery Box Challenge was an absolute blast! Mrs O’Shea set up the challenge in her classroom with boxes…
🎃👻 Our staff & students brought the Halloween magic to life with a spooktacular walk to the playground! Decked out…
“Spooktacular Fun at Our Halloween Dress-Up Day!” There was great excitement as we geared up for our much-anticipated Halloween Dress-Up…
Well done to some of our senior classroom pupils who delivered their Genius Hour English presentations this week👏🏼 It’s wonderful…
This term , we have taken a whole school approach to language and are working with language buddies. The Benefits…
Super Troopers is an initiative from Laya aimed at pupils and their families. It’s all about promoting a healthy lifestyle,…
🏉🏐🏀 Mid Term One : Sporting Activities Recap 🏀🏐🏉 As we approach Mid Term, let’s take a moment to look at some…
On Monday October 16th, Mrs O’Shea’s senior classroom collaborated with Sea Synergy for a beach cleanup. It was an educational…
Senior infants really enjoyed their trip to Forest School in Sneem. They engaged in a range of exciting activities in…
What is the ARC? Aquaculture is the farming of plants and animals in the water. Although almost all of us…
Welcome back to 4th , 5th & 6th class for a new term.
The children have enjoyed learning about the importance of Lent, The Last Supper, Good Friday and Easter Sunday over the…
With all the hustle and bustle of St. Patrick’s Day we could not forget our very special mothers and grandmothers…
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh go léir! The Junior room and the whole school were very busy celebrating Seachtain na…
The senior classroom looked at the ways in which all their Moms are so special. Long lists were made highlighting…
For drama last week , we used our green screen to stage some interesting St Patrick’s Day photos. Pupils thought…
A little flavour of our work this fortnight .. we wrote the story pages of St Patrick in Irish &…
Seachtain na Gaeilge is an annual international festival promoting the Irish culture and language both in Ireland and around the…
Forty shades of green were definitely on show today as all our pupils and staff dressed up for our Lá…
The Junior Room were very busy celebrating Pancake Tuesday….or should I say pancake week on the 21st of February!! The…
LÁ DOMHANDA NA LEABHAR 📚🌏 World Book Day is usually celebrated by school children dressing up as their favourite character from…
The senior classroom had an amazing morning with Bernard Casey in early February. Bernard’s Drama Workshop is hugely popular with…
💕For Valentine’s Day in the senior classroom, we focused on positive affirmations and self love. Self Love means accepting yourself…
Our final walk for this half term was up the Walk of the Planets. All pupils were suited and booted…
On Tuesday the 14th of February we celebrated Valentine’s Day. In the morning we took a walk down to the…
Term 2 Wellness Walks continued into February and the smiles continued too. Fitness is improving with each walk and the…
We celebrated the Chinese new year or Lunar year as it is known in some regions. 2023 is the year…
The senior classroom produced some wonderful art during the month of January. We focused on gratitude cups with marshmallows detailing…
Beannachtaí lá Fheile Bríde oraibh go léir. Happy St. Brigid’s Day to everyone as we officially mark the first day…
We were delighted to finally welcome Sam Maguire to Caherdaniel NS on Monday 30th January. Thanks to PJ Reidy for…
A long established tradition in the senior classroom returned again this Christmas .. Secret Santa! Every pupil picked a random…
Following a very exciting World Cup journey we had two excited winners from the final. Congratulations to France , Argentina…
Happy New Year and welcome back ! As we begin Term 2 we are delighted to wrap up and get…
Well done to all our pupils for putting on a wonderful Carol Service to celebrate Christmas ! ⛪️🎄🎶 A beautiful…
Over the last few weeks the children in the Junior room have enjoyed learning about the Arctic and the different…
In accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Education, it is now necessary for all schools to update their…
We also celebrated anti-bullying week in school last week and we focused on the theme of friendship. The children discussed…
These Winter scenes were done over a few lessons. We first focused on tones of colour spreading light to dark…
November is a time for remembering and praying for our loved ones who have gone before us and whose loss…
During November, we celebrated Friendship and Completed lessons on Anti-bullying. These lessons as outlined by the Department of Education facilitate…
Science is an important part of a shared better future – helping us to understand our world, inspiring new opportunities,…
The senior room pupils had great fun picking countries at random and examining the 8 World Cup groups. Slowly, but…
This week we celebrated science week in school. Science week was a fun week of learning and carrying out experiments…
This week saw the end of our block of Tag Rugby lessons with Tony. All pupils have developed their skills…
What an amazing effort by everyone for halloween dress up day! Our spooky stroll through the village was full of…
Over the last week we have been very busy getting ready for Halloween in the Junior room. The children have…
To end Maths Week 2022 the senior room went outdoors on a very eventful QR code Maths Trail. Mixed ability…
Halloween is the perfect time of year to bring the data strand of maths to life in the classroom. We…
Maths Week is held every October to encourage and enhance a positive attitude towards learning maths regardless of age, gender,…
Notification regarding the Board of Management’s review of the Child Safeguarding Statement To: Parents & Guardians The Board of Management…
This week in school we celebrated maths week and the children were very busy using their ‘maths eyes’ around the…
We were delighted when Radio Kerry’s Brendan Fuller decided to visit our school on October 18th. Mrs O’ Shea’s senior…
The seasons are changing and bringing new colors to our world. Making foraged art is about making art with what…
We have been very busy here in the Junior classroom getting ready for Halloween. The children have made some lovely…
Our newly enrolled pupils are bringing plenty of creativity to our school. Lots of work in the build up to…
What is the Food Dudes Programme? October – we have been taking part in another phase of Food Dudes !…
🎻This year we are working with Music Generation – this is a national partnership programme whose mission is to create…
Tag Rugby is a fantastic introduction to the game of rugby and really helps increase fitness due to its fast…
We have been practicing our yoga with Joe again this term. Yoga has many benefits for adults and children. It…
We celebrated Friendship week in February and there were many planned activities happening in all classrooms.The meaning of friendship was…
On Ash Wednesday we were delighted to have a visit from the Children’s National Ambulance Service “Bumbleance”. It is the…
During Term 2 , we have been engaging in a simple Reading Buddies Practice. A substantial advantage of reading buddy…
The Classroom Museum enables schoolchildren in rural Ireland to participate in an imaginative programme of creative learning based around contemporary artworks…
Walking is the easiest way to get moving, get active and get happy. Each Wednesday morning in term two, we…
Based on tradition, on St Brigid’s Eve groups go from house to house with the “biddy” and on February 1st…
The South Kerry Cumann na mBunscol Beach Run took place on Thursday 30th January. Pupils from 3rd-6th took part in…
Each year, one day of Catholic Schools Week is designated as the day when the school community celebrates the contribution…
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We had a lovely trip to the Garda Station and Fire Station in Cahersiveen in September. We may have some…
In a courtroom in the middle of Bethlehem… The cows feel pushed out of their stable and they want it…
A heart-warming retelling of the traditional Christmas nativity, interlaced with the story of a lovable camel, who has no sense…
This fantastic competition aims to raise disability awareness among primary school children and give them a greater understanding of what…
Well done to our Cumann na mBunscol team winning the South Kerry division ! Thanks to Dee & James Mike…
The senior classes went outdoors for some art materials from the environment! Lots of amazing creativity was on show as…
Class pictures taken at the beginning of the school year.
We made handprint clay tea light holders for Mother’s Day. We hope you all liked your presents and enjoyed your…
The Junior Room made lovely flower pots for art this week. We also planted marigold seeds that Fr. Martin gave…
Well done to our First Holy Communion students who had their reconciliation service on the 7th of March. Thank you…
The children took part in pancake themed lessons. The juniors and seniors created toppings for their pancakes out of play…
The Junior room have been doing some lovely lessons on spring. The children made cherry blossom painting by dabbing the…
Well done to our five communion students who created two wonderful displays for their first confession mass. They have learned…
Well done to one of our very own! Congratulations on coming first in the Dublin Irish Dancing championships. We are…
We had friendship week last week and the children took part in many activities based on being a good friend.…
We went on a Spring nature walk on Monday in Caherdaniel. The children looked at various plants, insects, flowers and…
The children throughly enjoyed taking part in the “I am” programmed with Nikki. They learned the final step of their…
All the pupils were very busy this week as the theme of Valentine’s Day filtered through lots of subjects. A…
We have begun walking every Wednesday morning for roughly 45 minutes as part of the outdoor and adventure strand in…
The positive benefits of teaching mindfulness to children have been proven across a number of studies. Incorporating mindfulness into everyday…
Well done to all the girls who took part in the Irish Dancing Munster Championship in Killarney on the 9th…
We have updated our Aistear in the Junior room. The Junior and Senior Infants have access to a wide variety…
“I AM”– Integrating Art & Mindfulness. The children are taking part in the “I Am” program that explores the importance…
We have been very busy bees in the Junior Room with Ms. Treacy over the past few weeks. We have…
Well done to the seven boys who competed in the long distance event held on Waterville’s Golf Links Beach today.…
Genius Hour in the classroom is an approach to learning built around student curiosity, self-directed learning, and passion-based work. The same genius…
Based on tradition, on St Brigid’s Eve groups go from house to house with the “biddy” and on February 1st…
We celebrated St Brigid’s Day & Grandparent’s Day as part of Catholic School’s Week. This is one of the the…
Water is the third theme of the Green-Schools programme. The Water theme looks at developing awareness around water conservation and how…
Our senior class tradition of secret Santa was alive and well again this year. Lots of excitement was evident as…
Well done to all our pupils on a fantastic evening of carols and festive fun. We had a packed church…
The senior class was once again blessed with amazing weather for their beach safari on Wednesday 24th October. Guided by…